Sometimes people ask me what it’s like to write for a weekly newspaper — specifically, what it’s like to write an opinion column. I’ve been fascinated by . . .
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8/17/16
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Eight Nassau County high school students and two 2016 graduates recently invested two weeks of their summer vacations learning to craft news leads, shoot photos, edit videos and build their own WordPress blogs at Hofstra University’s High School Summer Journalism Institute.
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By Nakeem Grant
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7/21/16
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A shocking front-page story in last Friday’s New York Times caught my eye. Its title was, “Experts Find Flaws in Trump Plan for Wall.” That seemed the understatement of the year.
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5/26/16
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The folk singers' latest concert marks the area debut of their latest album.
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5/4/16
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Dean Skelos, the former State Senate majority leader who was convicted on multiple corruption charges along with his son Adam earlier this year, is seeking community service rather than prison time, saying that his lifetime of good works should be weighed when he is sentenced next month.
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By Alex Costello and Scott Brinton
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3/24/16
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tagh natives Mark Stuart and Jeffrey Eckstein seek to bring out the best in people and inspire conversation with the powerful dance extravaganza “Standard Time,” which opens off Broadway at the Duke Theatre on Nov. 15.
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By Iris Wiener
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10/28/15
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Newport and Philadelphia folk festivals — move over. Malverne has its own folk music celebration going on, and it will be held at the Crossroads Farm at Grossmann’s this Sunday, August 16.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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8/12/15
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Each night as a child, Connie Roberts stroked her white plastic rosary beads, recited her prayers and curled up in her comfortless bed at the Mount Carmel Industrial School for Girls, in Ireland’s Midlands region. She often heard screams echo through the cavernous institution.
Now 52, Roberts can still hear them in her head. They were, she said, “the worst.”
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By Scott Brinton
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7/22/15
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Harry Chapin’s tragic death has now faded into the background, but his music and philanthropic contributions retain their vital significance.
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By Karen Bloom
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7/15/15
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The acclaimed trio shares some spirited harmonies when they take to the stage this weekend.
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6/3/15
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